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Nir > Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims. Photo dislpays an abandoned Franciscan chapel. The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Shot january 2008 in Israel.

Nir > Rocky shelf in Mediterranean Sea at sunset. Shot October 2008 in Israel.

Nir > Stock photo of the Greek Orthodox Church at Capernaum, Kefar Nachum, which was a settlement on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The site is a ruin today, but was inhabited from 150 BC to about AD 750. The town is mentioned in the New Testament: in the Gospel of Luke it was reported to have been the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John, as well as the tax collector Matthew. In Matthew 4:13 the town was reported to have been the home of Jesus himself. According to Luke 4:31-44, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum on the sabbath days. In Capernaum also, Jesus allegedly healed a man who had the spirit of an unclean devil and healed a fever in Simon Peter's mother-in-law. According to Matthew 8:5-13, it is also the place where a Roman Centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant. A building which may have been a synagogue of that period has been found beneath the remains of a later synagogue. Shot January 2008.

Nir > Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims. The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Photo displays a mine field on the border. Shot january 2008 in Israel.

Nir > Stock photo shot at Masada National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Judean Desert. A complex of palaces and fortifications built y Herod the Great overlooking the Dead Sea was the location of mass suicide by Jewish fugitives of the Roman Empire. Photo displays a view of the Dead Sea through a window hole atop the mountain. Shot January 2008.

Nir > Stock photo of Neve Zohar hotels reflecting in the Dead Sea. Shot January 2008 in the Judean Desert Israel.

Nir > Stock Photo of The Mount of Beatitudes. The Mount of Beatitudes refers to a hill on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret (Ginosar). in northern Israel where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. The present site is also known as Mount Eremos. A Byzantine church was erected near the current site in the 4th century, and it was used until the 7th century. Remains of a cistern and a monastery are still visible. The current Roman Catholic Franciscan chapel was built in 1938. Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass at this site in March 2000. Shot January 2008 in Israel.

Nir > Stock photo of Domus Galilaeae, near Korazim, situated above the Sanctuary of Beatitudes, toward the top of the mountain known as the Beatitudes, directly in front of Lake Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee. It serves as an international center for Seminarians to complete their formation before being ordained, for studies and retreat. Construction began in January 1999, with the laying of the first stone, which contained a fragment of the tomb of St. Peter, blessed by the Holy Father. Pope John Paul II visited on March 24 2000. Shot in Israel January 2008.

Nir > Stock photo of Domus Galilaeae, near Korazim, situated above the Sanctuary of Beatitudes, toward the top of the mountain known as the Beatitudes, directly in front of Lake Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee. It serves as an international center for Seminarians to complete their formation before being ordained, for studies and retreat. Construction began in January 1999, with the laying of the first stone, which contained a fragment of the tomb of St. Peter, blessed by the Holy Father. Pope John Paul II visited on March 24 2000. Shot in Israel January 2008.

Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims. Photo dislpays an abandoned Franciscan chapel. The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Shot january 2008 in Israel.

> Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims. Photo dislpays an abandoned Franciscan chapel. The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Shot january 2008 in Israel.

Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims. Photo dislpays an abandoned Franciscan chapel. The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Shot january 2008 in Israel.

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